Electric-lamp socket.



PATENTBD JULY 10, 1906 R. B. BBIUAMHI.

ELECTRIC LAMP $0UKET.

APPLIGATIOH FILED FEB. 2?. 1904.

Illinois, have invent this is not essential,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

No. M5444.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Yatented July 10, 1906.

Application na'rebmr a7. 1904. Serial in. 195,632.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN B. BENJAMIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the count of Cook and State of a certain new and useful Improvement in Electric-Lamp Sockets, of whichthe following is a full, clear, concise and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to electric-lamp sockets, and more particularly to improved means for wiring the same. .7 r

In an a plication for United iates letters Patent ed March 21, 1903, Serial bio. 148,861 ,1 have described a lamp-socketemhodying certain generic principles of construction, and I have inserted in said application generic claims thereon.

The present invention relates to a species of the generic invention described and claimed in sai application above mentioned, and it -is to be understood that the resent application is subsidiary to the pending application aforesaid.

The object of my invention is to provide a. lamp-socket having means associated therewith whereby the same may be readily and conveniently wired.

My invention is particularly a plicable to weatherproof sockets; but it wil be understood that the features of my invention are also applicable to other forms of sockets.

I have illustrated my invention in the aocompanying drawmgs, in which like characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures. I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved socket, showin parts broken away to expose the interior. line 2 2 of Fig. 4. ig. '3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is .an enlarged detail view showing the method of wirin Referring to larly by re erence characters, the base 1 is made of insulating material and is prefer ably housed in a one-piece metal casing 2; but as an suitable casing The casing 2 is proton. forms with a tapering rear end .1, which duit orsup a, as

nay be em loyed.

aded to receive a con the base 1 being retained wit the in any suitable manner; as by the formed in the base to shown, casing screws 4, a recess being formed in the bottom of the iormed in the base 1.

. 2 is a sectional ViBW on the. is to be rea g the drawings more parting reoeive'the same. Disposed within a recess in the base i is a lamp-receiving shell 5, held in position therein b bolts or screws 6, passing downward throng the base 1. A portion 0 the lamp-receiving shell 5 is out awav, as shown at 7 in Fig. 2, tectspiate 8 to pass 7 7 through the sense. Th s plate is preferably dis seed in a recess .3 ormed in the bottom 0 the base 1, and has a outwardly and ads ted to rest upon aeentral projection or wal l0, base 1, which wall or projection serves to msulate the center contact-plate S from the other lamp eontect-piate 11, also beingadisposed in a recess cite or screws 12 12,

portion thereof bent passing downwardly than cure the contactlates 8 an 11 in position on the front of the see, the usual binding posts or serews13 13 being carried b the contactplates 8 and 11 and accessible cm the front of the. socket; ,The particular formation of thecontact plates above described and the base 1 are not essential, and the'jorm and disposition of the lamp-con tacts may be varied without departing the spiritpi iyinvention. I prefer-ab 3 provide two; openings or ehanne s14 14 in the rear end of thebase 1 through which the leading-niw-ires 15 may be passe the walls of said openings r0 'ded with flaring walls to more readily guide the leading-m wires to the binding-posts; but this is not essential.

Proieeting into the openings or channels 14 aresmall fingers 16, preferably formed intosl with the contact-plates 8 and 11 and out slight toward the front of the socket to permit t 6 feedwires when inserted ir the rear of. the socket through the channels dily hooked over the fingers 16 and lodged so as to be clamped in position when the binding-screws 13 are tightened, as

o shewn'in Fig. 5.

In my $011316! application above referred to it is necessary to wrap. the leading-in wires about or inseit the some under the binding-screw in making aconnection, which is more or less difiicult. I desire to provide means whereby the socket ma be wired without the necessity of any mampulation of the who or any e 'in the form thereof to permit the center con-- h the base 1, se-- after the wire has'beeujnserted in the socket andI accomplish thfig'lgbending the end 0 the wire toiotm a hook b? removin a per,-

tion ofithe insulatinnfthere rom and orming a loop therein, s in ich' is inserted from the rear IIC I CL

of the socket and after being placed over the Iingcr Iii l he bindin yscrew 13 may be screwed down from tin iroritol' the soilu-t against the Wire, as above dcsi'riivad instead of the fingers and screw 'cnteniplati' as an CI uivalent any incans for wiring the lamp-soclict in which thcconilii ion or form of the wire is not i i Wiiirgi) n"; manipulation of the i *rtiicw rc is ins-"meal in the socket. i of my inx cntion above described, which 1 have worlnnl out conmiercial purposes, may he variiil a d that oth r mechanical means for wiring the; socket which do not require the wrappi 11;: of the fccd-wirc about the hindin -scrizrws or other nninipulation of the wire star the wire has been inserted in the socket may be adopted.

The method of wiring inyimproved socket is obvious. A portion of the insulation having been rci novc i from the leariling in wires, a loop or hook is formed therein and being insertcd from the rear of the socket is placed over the finger 16. The binding post or screw 13 may-hen be driven home from the front of the socket and a firm electrical connection between the leading-in wires and the con tact-plates secured Having ilesr fbed my invention. what I claim new, an o desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a iampsoclret, a lamp-receptacle and snare that the particular form suitable contacts therein, passage-ways extending through the rear of the socket and communicating with said receptacle for the entrance of the leading-in wires and a pair of binding-posts in. the bottom of said receptaclc consisting of screws accessible from the front of the socket, and coi'iperating fingers projecting into said passage-way over which fingers the lcadingdn wires are adapted to be looped and clamped by said screws.

2. In a lamp-socke,t, an insulating-base, having a lamp-receiving receptacle formed therein, a metallic inc/losing casing for said base having a threaded opening at the rear end for engagement with a conduit or support, suitable conacts llL said lamp-receptacle, a pair of passage-ways extending through the rear of said base and communicating with said receptacles, and a pair of binding-posts in the bottom of said receptacle consisting of screws accessible from the front of the socket, and overhanging fingers projecting over said passage-ways around which the leading-in wires are adaptedto be looped and clamped by said screws. v

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Wit- DGSSQS.

REUBEN B. BENJAMIN. Witnesses:

WALTER E. MIJCORNACK C. B CAMP. 

